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2 Always On USB 3.0 connector
By default, the Always On USB 3.0 connector enables you to charge USB-compatible devices in the
following situations:
• When your computer is on or in sleep mode
• When your computer is off or in hibernation mode, but connected to ac power
Attention: When you attach a USB cable to this connector, ensure that the USB mark is facing upward.
Otherwise the connector might get damaged.
To charge these devices when the computer is off or in hibernation mode, and the computer is not
connected to ac power, do the following:
1. Start the Lenovo Companion program. See "Accessing Lenovo programs" on page 13.
2. Click Hardware Settings ➙ Power.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to make your preferred setting.
3 Optical-drive bay (available on some models)
An optical drive or a secondary hard disk drive might be installed in the optical-drive bay.
4 Smart-card slot (available on some models)
You can use smart cards for authentication, data storage, and application processing. Within large
organizations, you might also use smart cards for strong security authentication of single sign-on (SSO). For
more information, see "Using an ExpressCard, a media card, or a smart card" on page 28.

Right-side view

1
Audio connector
3
Media-card slot
5 ®
Mini DisplayPort connector
7
Security-lock slot
1 Audio connector
You can connect headphones or a headset with a 3.5-mm (0.14-inch), 4-pole plug to the audio connector to
listen to the sound from the computer.
If you are using a headset with a function switch, do not press this switch while using the headset. If you
press the switch, the headset microphone is disabled, and the integrated microphones on the computer are
enabled instead.
Note: The audio connector does not support a conventional microphone. For more information, see "Using
audio features" on page 27.
2 USB 3.0 connectors
You can use the USB 3.0 connectors to connect USB-compatible devices, such as a USB keyboard, USB
mouse, USB storage device, or USB printer.
2
USB 3.0 connectors
4
ExpressCard slot
6
Fan louvers
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